sugarberry - Celtis laevigata

Synonyms: hackberry, sugar hackberry,

USDA Plant Code: CELA
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: dry - medium
Height: 60-80 feet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,shrub,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: green
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Tree(s); Large crown, no main stem
Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); mature
Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Bark; Intermediate to mature bark
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Flowers
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Form in use as a street tree
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Pith
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Twig and young bark
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Form in use and in flower
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Winter form in use
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Desiccated drupe. 
Madeline Maher, APHIS, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Drupe. 
Madeline Maher, APHIS, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Drupes, some desiccated, some with exocarp partially removed. 
Madeline Maher, APHIS, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Pyrene. 
Madeline Maher, APHIS, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Drupe. 
Madeline Maher, APHIS, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Showing pyrene. 
Madeline Maher, APHIS, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Drupe. 
Madeline Maher, APHIS, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Drupe. 
Madeline Maher, APHIS, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Drupe with intact pedicel. 
Madeline Maher, APHIS, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Drupes, some with pedicel intact. 
Madeline Maher, APHIS, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Amy Ferriter, State of Idaho, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Mitchell County, GA
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Foliage in midsummer
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s); Trunk.
Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s);
Paul Langlois, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org
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